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Dutch divers recover WWII bomber remains from IJsselmeer
Dutch navy divers recovered the remains of British pilot J W Menzies and wreckage from a July 1944 Lockheed Hudson shot down by German forces. Eight bodies were found. the pilot’s identity awaits official confirmation. The discovery occurred in the IJsselmeer, about 50 miles north of Amsterdam.
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Silvain Bennstaat
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